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Where does “suiant” come from?

suiant (Old French) comes from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

suiant (Old French): present participle of suire

Definitions

  1. present participle of suire

Ancestry of “suiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsivreto follow
2Vulgar Latinsequereto follow; second-person singular future active...
3LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “suiant”

  • suant
  • suant
  • suant
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